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Darvanti, Jatropha curcas

Darvanti is a species of Flowering plant in the spurge family. It is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America. It is also known as Jatropha curcas, Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut etc.

Uses

Ulcer, Tumour, Scabies, Wounds, Haemorrhoid, Splenomegaly, Skin diseases, Rheumatism, Paralysis.

Parts Used

Shoots, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Leaves had lesser concentration of chemicals where were 1.99 % N, 0.14 % P, 1.08% K, 2.95% total carbohydrates, 12.46% protein, 2.47 mg.g-1 total chlorophyll, 0.40 mg.g-1 carotenoids, amino acids ^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Kananeranda
Hindi	Jamal ghota
Malayalam	Kattamank, Katalavanakku
Tamil	Karuvelai
Telugu	Nepalam, Adavi
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Darvanti
English	Physic Nut, Jatropha

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Small tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Alternate	Subopposite	The leaves have significant variability in their morphology. In general, the leaves are green to pale green, alternate to subopposite, and three- to five-lobed with a spiral phyllotaxis

.^[2]

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	2.5 cm long	Bright yellow	5 petals	10 male flowers to each female flower.[18] The inflorescence can be formed in the leaf axil. Plants occasionally present hermaphroditic flowers

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Lomentum		Fruits are produced in winter, or there may be several crops during the year if soil moisture is good and temperatures are sufficiently high	12-20 seeds	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Stem cuttings

How to plant/cultivate

Cultivation is uncomplicated. Both seeds and cuttings will work. Jatropha curcas grows in tropical and subtropical regions.^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Wild forest area, Dry arid area.

Photo Gallery

Flowers
Leaves
Fruits
Seeds

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] Nutritional value

[Leaf-2] Botanical features

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] Cultivation Details

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-'''Darvanti''' is a species of [[Flowering plant]] in the spurge family. It is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America. It is also known as '''Jatropha curcas, Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut''', or '''JCL, Kananeranda, Jamal ghota''',etc
+'''Darvanti''' is a species of [[Flowering plant]] in the spurge family. It is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America. It is also known as '''Jatropha curcas, Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut''' etc.
 ==Uses==
 {{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Tumour}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoid}}, {{Uses|Splenomegaly}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Paralysis}}.
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 ==How to plant/cultivate==
-Cultivation is uncomplicated. Both seeds and cuttings will work. Jatropha curcas grows in tropical and subtropical regions.[20] The plant can grow in wastelands and grows on almost any terrain, even on gravelly, sandy and saline soils. It can thrive in poor and stony soils, although new research suggests that the plant's ability to adapt to these poor soils is not as extensive as had been previously stated<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
+Cultivation is uncomplicated. Both seeds and cuttings will work. Jatropha curcas grows in tropical and subtropical regions.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 ==Commonly seen growing in areas==